hola guys!
if you don't know, i am a part of a wonderful non-profit organization called GlamourGals. GlamourGals was started 10 years ago with only 1 chapter in Commack, New York. You are probably thinking, "what is GlamourGals?". After you join GlamourGals, your chapter president organizes makeovers each month. you and your chapter visit a local nursing home 2-3 or more times a month and give the residents (mostly ladies) there makeovers. we give them a facial, put on some lipstick, blush, and moisturizer, and then do their nails. as you are giving the lady the makeover, they tell you stories about their childhood and you get to see how life was different back then. for example, last week, i went to a makeover and as i was painting a lady's nails, we were chatting about the price of candy. she said that when she was young, you could get 2 pieces of Bazooka bubble gum for a penny. now, i never knew that and although it may not be useful later on in life, it is still a fact and i never know, it may come in handy one day. i wrote this blog because teens are a stereotype and although you may not know, there are good teens out there. when you hear the word "teenager", what comes to mind? i know most people think "vandalization" or "carelessness" but my fellow volunteers and I are the exact opposite of that. next time you hear the word "teenager", try to think of my journal entry and GlamourGals and know that not every teen fails classes or does graffiti or smokes. there are teens that volunteer in their spare time instead of doing graffiti or drinking.
Thanks for listening,
a high school nerd :)
Monday, February 22, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
president's week break
hey bloggers.
i thought that i would share what my president's week was like. most of you probably think that i would be skiing or partying. i didn't. on the first day of my break, i went to a valentine's day glamourgals makeover. then i went home to get my luggage, threw it in the car and listened to my ipod for 2 hours while my mom and dad drove us to pennsylvania while my brothers were watching kung fu panda. fun stuff. when we got to our timeshare, i claimed the loft, unpacked, and then we went to dairy queen to get blizzards. when we got home, my youngest brother (out of 2) went to bed and my parents, my other brother, and i played catch phrase. then came homework. i have to read 15 pages in "i know why the caged bird sings" and then write a journal about it. woohoo. it's 10:00 PM and i really want to sleep, but that means tomorrow when i want to sleep even more, i have to do 2 journal entries. whatever, so i decided to get it over with. sleep. i got basically no sleep. i woke up at 9:00 AM because the loft is right above the kitchen and my family HAS to eat before 9:00. my brothers are shouting and munching and slamming their forks against their plates. sometimes, i think they try to wake me up. even at home. i don't even bother trying to fall back asleep so i just brush my teeth and go downstairs. then, the same schedule for the rest of the day except we went to church, since its sunday. monday, same. except we woke up early again because we went tubing with our cousins. snow tubing, that is. tuesday, same. except it's valentine's day and i did the favor of babysitting for my mom and dad while they went out to dinner. wednesday, we leave. i hope you know that i journal'd every night during vacation and i still have one more to do. thursday. homework. homework. homework. this is why i am a self proclaimed nerd. i did earth science and more journals. friday. more homework. i babysat for one of the little girls down the block from me and did japanese homework there. when she fell asleep, guess what else i did. more JOURNALS. what a shock. saturday. break is almost over. i finished most of my homework. just putting off the rest until last minute. clean and dust. oh! and this guy who was stupid enough to forget to block his number kept calling me for no reason. sunday. 4:19 AM. this idiot calls me 4 TIMES. he was probably drunk or something and i don't even know how he got my number. my dad called him and told him that he would press charges if he didn't stop :D. anyway so after church, i did more homework and cried. and cried. and cried. don't ask me why because i won't tell you. did my advisory homework. cried some more. then babysat while my brother played in his playoff basketball game. they lost just in case you're wondering. i'm proud of him though. he's a good kid and i love him. then we had sushi for dinner and my mom took me out for a hot chocolate at dunkin' donuts. then i decided to write another blog post. so that was my break. sorry for such a long entry. i don't even know if anyone is reading this still. now i have to go study. wish me luck.
~a high school nerd
i thought that i would share what my president's week was like. most of you probably think that i would be skiing or partying. i didn't. on the first day of my break, i went to a valentine's day glamourgals makeover. then i went home to get my luggage, threw it in the car and listened to my ipod for 2 hours while my mom and dad drove us to pennsylvania while my brothers were watching kung fu panda. fun stuff. when we got to our timeshare, i claimed the loft, unpacked, and then we went to dairy queen to get blizzards. when we got home, my youngest brother (out of 2) went to bed and my parents, my other brother, and i played catch phrase. then came homework. i have to read 15 pages in "i know why the caged bird sings" and then write a journal about it. woohoo. it's 10:00 PM and i really want to sleep, but that means tomorrow when i want to sleep even more, i have to do 2 journal entries. whatever, so i decided to get it over with. sleep. i got basically no sleep. i woke up at 9:00 AM because the loft is right above the kitchen and my family HAS to eat before 9:00. my brothers are shouting and munching and slamming their forks against their plates. sometimes, i think they try to wake me up. even at home. i don't even bother trying to fall back asleep so i just brush my teeth and go downstairs. then, the same schedule for the rest of the day except we went to church, since its sunday. monday, same. except we woke up early again because we went tubing with our cousins. snow tubing, that is. tuesday, same. except it's valentine's day and i did the favor of babysitting for my mom and dad while they went out to dinner. wednesday, we leave. i hope you know that i journal'd every night during vacation and i still have one more to do. thursday. homework. homework. homework. this is why i am a self proclaimed nerd. i did earth science and more journals. friday. more homework. i babysat for one of the little girls down the block from me and did japanese homework there. when she fell asleep, guess what else i did. more JOURNALS. what a shock. saturday. break is almost over. i finished most of my homework. just putting off the rest until last minute. clean and dust. oh! and this guy who was stupid enough to forget to block his number kept calling me for no reason. sunday. 4:19 AM. this idiot calls me 4 TIMES. he was probably drunk or something and i don't even know how he got my number. my dad called him and told him that he would press charges if he didn't stop :D. anyway so after church, i did more homework and cried. and cried. and cried. don't ask me why because i won't tell you. did my advisory homework. cried some more. then babysat while my brother played in his playoff basketball game. they lost just in case you're wondering. i'm proud of him though. he's a good kid and i love him. then we had sushi for dinner and my mom took me out for a hot chocolate at dunkin' donuts. then i decided to write another blog post. so that was my break. sorry for such a long entry. i don't even know if anyone is reading this still. now i have to go study. wish me luck.
~a high school nerd
a high school nerd
ok, so...
hey guys! i'm new to blogging so just bear with me here.
if you didn't notice from my URL and the name of my blog, i am a high school nerd. i hand in all of my homework on time, ace most of my tests, and put 110% effort into all of my projects. if one of my friends invites me over on a saturday and i didn't finish a big project that is due monday, i will politely decline. so basically, i'm your typical "nerd". i'm creating this blog because i want you guys out there to know what high school is really like. my school doesn't break out into song and (sorry taylor swift, i love your music) a senior boy usually doesn't even know you exist, let alone wink at you, even if you're the prettiest girl in school. i dont dress like a nerd, and if i do say so myself, i have a pretty good sense of style. there are no stereotypes in my school. that just may be because it is a new school but whatever. there are no drama geeks or jocks or country clubbers. no big nerds or cheerleaders (my school doesn't have a cheerleading team ): ) or human waste or FMLers. no Marthas or artists or poets. no goths or punk rockers either. not one in sight. i think that i covered most of the basic "stereotypes". sometimes i wish that my school did have those things because it would make high school more real. you know? maybe not. i think that i am going to wrap it up for today. save some "suspense" for the next entry. oh and if you have questions for me, ask me at:
http://www.formspring.me/julianamarie695
until next time,
the high school nerd :)
hey guys! i'm new to blogging so just bear with me here.
if you didn't notice from my URL and the name of my blog, i am a high school nerd. i hand in all of my homework on time, ace most of my tests, and put 110% effort into all of my projects. if one of my friends invites me over on a saturday and i didn't finish a big project that is due monday, i will politely decline. so basically, i'm your typical "nerd". i'm creating this blog because i want you guys out there to know what high school is really like. my school doesn't break out into song and (sorry taylor swift, i love your music) a senior boy usually doesn't even know you exist, let alone wink at you, even if you're the prettiest girl in school. i dont dress like a nerd, and if i do say so myself, i have a pretty good sense of style. there are no stereotypes in my school. that just may be because it is a new school but whatever. there are no drama geeks or jocks or country clubbers. no big nerds or cheerleaders (my school doesn't have a cheerleading team ): ) or human waste or FMLers. no Marthas or artists or poets. no goths or punk rockers either. not one in sight. i think that i covered most of the basic "stereotypes". sometimes i wish that my school did have those things because it would make high school more real. you know? maybe not. i think that i am going to wrap it up for today. save some "suspense" for the next entry. oh and if you have questions for me, ask me at:
http://www.formspring.me/julianamarie695
until next time,
the high school nerd :)
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